Health officials are urging recent travelers exiting two DC airports to proceed with caution after possible exposure. Measles.
The Virginia Department of Health issued a Press release Saturday said he knows someone with a confirmed case of measles who traveled through Northern Virginia after recently returning from overseas travel.
Potential exposure is linked to the international arrivals area of the main terminal at Dulles International Airport between 4pm and 8pm local time on January 3rd and Terminal A at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport between 2:30pm and 6:30pm local time. On the evening of Jan. 4, the company said.
Health officials said they are working to identify anyone who may have been exposed, including passengers on certain flights.
“Anyone who has been exposed and is at risk of developing measles should watch for symptoms until January 25, 2024,” health officials warned. “If you notice symptoms of measles, stay home immediately and isolate yourself from others.”
“Contact your healthcare provider right away,” officials said. “Before going to your healthcare provider's office or emergency room, tell them you may have measles and tell them to call the health department. This will help protect other patients and staff.”
Measles is highly contagious and is spread primarily through respiratory droplets from an infected person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains. A person infected with measles can be airborne for up to two hours from the area. Anyone who hasn't already had measles or hasn't been vaccinated can get infected.
symptoms Symptoms usually appear one to two weeks after infection and include fever, cough, runny nose, rash, and red or pink eyes.
The case in Virginia is the latest possible measles outbreak in the past month.
New Jersey health officials this weekend The Camden County resident confirmed There was a case Measles He also said that contact tracing is being done to find the source of the infection.
CBS News Philadelphia Health officials report a measles outbreak in Philadelphia Infection of eight persons So far.
On December 29, 2023, there were about 20 to 30 people Exposed to measles at Nemours Children's Hospital in Delaware after contact with a person who was “asymptomatic but infectious at the time of their visit to the facility,” the Delaware Department of Health said.
